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OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL ‑- GOVERNOR ‑- CERTIFICATION OF ENERGY FACILITY SITES ‑- PREEMPTION OF LOCAL ZONING CODES
The certification by the governor of designated energy facilities under chapter 80.50 RCW will have the effect of permitting the

OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- COUNTY ‑- COMMISSIONERS ‑- SALARIES ‑- INCREASE IN SALARIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS UPON RECLASSIFICATION OF COUNTY
Under present state constitutional provisions, it is now permissible for county commissioners to receive a legislatively granted mid-term salary increase

HOLIDAYS ‑- LABOR ‑- STATE AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ‑- PAID HOLIDAYS UNDER CHAPTER 24, LAWS OF 1975-1976, 2ND EX. SESS
In view of § 1, chapter 24, Laws of 1975-1976, 2nd Ex. Sess., all employees of the state and its political subdivisions are now entitled to such paid holidays, whether concurrent

CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- OPTIONAL MUNICIPAL CODE ‑- CONTRACTS ‑- PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS ‑- PURCHASES ‑- COMPETATIVE BIDS
(1) A code city is not required to call for competitive bids when contracting for the purchase of supplies, materials and equipment which are not being procured in connection

OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- COUNTY ‑- PUBLIC DEFENDER ‑- ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE UNDER CHAPTER 36.26 RCW
(1) A county may establish a public defender's office without forming a public defender district pursuant to chapter 36.26 RCW.
(2) If a public defender district is formed pursuant

TAXATION ‑- PROPERTY ‑- EXCISE ‑- LEASES ‑- TAXATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO LEASEHOLDS OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
(1) When improvements are added to publicly owned property which has been leased to a person who would not be exempt from ad valorem property taxes if that person owned the property involved, those

TAXATION ‑- PROPERTY ‑- CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS ‑- APPLICABILITY OF STATUTORY TAX LIMITATION TO CERTAIN MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAXES
(1) The 106% limitation on regular property taxes imposed by RCW 84.55.010 does not apply to the taxes levied by a city for the maintenance of its local

DISTRICTS ‑- SCHOOLS ‑- STUDENTS ‑- SPORTS ‑- PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
A school district may require all students desiring to participate in interscholastic athletic activities to undergo, and pass, a physical examination conducted by a qualified